MLB Notes

Tuesday

Aug 28, 2007 at 6:00 AM

TIGERS: Gary Sheffield was put on the 15-day disabled list because of a sore shoulder that caused him to slump during the second half. Though Sheffield is hitting .279 with 24 homers and 71 RBI in his first season with Detroit, he is batting just .220 (27-for-123) with three homers and 13 RBI since the All-Star break.

It was another blow for a banged-up team trying to chase division and wild-card leaders. The move was retroactive to Aug. 22, and the roster spot was filled by outfielder Timo Perez, who was recalled from Triple-A Toledo.

YANKEES: Derek Jeter wasn't going to sit out twice in the middle of a pennant race. The shortstop missed Sunday's loss to the Detroit Tigers with a sore knee but was back in his customary spot in the lineup Monday.

RED SOX: Left-hander Jon Lester allowed one run and struck out four in six-plus innings in a start for Double-A Portland. Lester, who was optioned to the Sea Dogs on Thursday, gave up five hits and walked four in an Eastern League game against the Trenton Thunder. He threw 96 pitches.

Lester underwent chemotherapy treatments for lymphoma during the offseason. Red Sox officials have said he will pitch next for Boston on Sunday.

WHITE SOX: Charles Albert "Chuck" Comiskey II, grandson and namesake of the team's founder and a former front-office executive and co-owner during the "Go Go Sox" years in the 1950s, died Sunday at age 81, a funeral home said.

PHILLIES: One month after having hand surgery, Chase Utley was back in the lineup Monday for the start of a pivotal four-game series against the NL East-leading New York Mets.

Utley was having an MVP-caliber season before getting hurt. The All-Star second baseman is batting .336 with 41 doubles, 17 homers and 82 RBI in 100 games. Without Utley, the Phillies were 15-13 and lost one game in the division standings.

PIRATES: Minor league right-hander Steve MacFarland was sent to the San Francisco Giants to complete last month's trade for right-hander Matt Morris.

The Giants got outfielder Rajai Davis and MacFarland in the deal.

PADRES: All-Star Chris Young was encouraged after throwing a bullpen session, and San Diego, entering a crucial stretch against NL West rivals, is cautiously optimistic he can start Thursday or Friday.

The 6-foot-10 right-hander was forced to leave his start against the Mets last Tuesday after five innings because of lower back pain. He returned to San Diego to have his back checked and missed his scheduled start Sunday at Philadelphia.

METS: Catcher Paul Lo Duca returned to the lineup for an important four-game series against the Phillies.

Lo Duca aggravated his strained right hamstring in a loss to Florida earlier this month.

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